Mihail Simonidi or, in French, Michel Simonidy (8 March 1870, Bucharest - 7 February 1933, Paris) was a Romanian painter, designer and decorator of Greek descent who worked in the Art Nouveau style.
Mihail Simonidi; portrait by Constantin Pascali [ro] (1890)
As did most of those who worked in the Art Nouveau style, he designed numerous posters, including advertising for Braun-Clément & Cie. (photographers) and Le Figaro as well as one for a performance of Théodora by Victorien Sardou, starring Sarah Bernhardt. He occasionally collaborated with Jean de Paleologu (known as "Pal").
He returned to Romania intermittently to do interiors. His best-known work involved decorations for the Hall of Honor and the ceiling of the boardroom at the CEC Palace, designed by the French architect, Paul Gottereau [ro]. The ceiling depicts Fortuna and the Romanians following the War of Independence. A study for the mural won a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle (1900).
His portraits of King Carol I and Queen Elisabeth were destroyed by the Communist régime. In 2004, the contents of his studio were auctioned off at the Hôtel Drouot.
Selected worksEdit
Winter Perfume
Sarah Bernhardt as Théodora
Nude Leaning Against a Rock
Poster for Le Figaro
SourcesEdit
Tudor Octavian, Pictori români uitați (Forgotten Romanian Painters), Noi media print, 2003, pg.73 ISBN973-79590-2-7
Michel Simonidy: 1872-1933 : album, I. C. Advertising, 2006 ISBN973-00467-8-6
Gabriel Badea-Păun, Pictori romani in Franta 1834-1939, Noi Media Print, 2012, pgs.240-245 ISBN606-5720-14-3
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mihail Simonidi.
ArtNet: More works by Simonidi.
August 31, 2023
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